For Expanded Garden, Markus Jeschaunig installs an experimental air conditioning system on the roof terrace of the Iron House. Plants, water and wood form a system that cools through shading and evaporation. The multi-part intervention consists of light wooden slats on which self-climbing plants grow, while water from the groundwater cistern has a cooling effect on a seating area according to the principle of a graduation tower. Expanded Garden sees itself as a research prototype for climate-responsible construction and as a place for exchange and reflection on sustainability during guided tours and workshops. Jeschaunig’s title refers to the Mind-Expanding Programme of the avant-garde Austrian architect-artist community Haus-Rucker-Co.

With support of Institut für Architekturtechnologie, TU Graz; Botanischer Garten der Universität Graz; Abteilung für Bautechnik der HTBLVA Ortweinschule Graz; JH Naturrein Biogarten GmbH

Larch wood, tension straps, electric pump, PE hose, soil, plants

Co-produced by Kunsthaus Graz

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Expanded Garden
Einladung zu 2 sinnlichen Wahrnehmungsworkshops Kunsthaus Graz!

Sa, 25.07.2026, 14:00 -16:00 Uhr
Sa, 01.08.2026, 14:00 – 16:00 Uhr

Leitung: Maria-Theresia Puzzo, Markus Jeschaunig

Web Link: Expanded Garden, Kunsthaus Graz